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- 3rd - 5th
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Students volunteer their time to clean a local park. They estimate the amount of debris they collect and make observations. They write a poem and draw an illustration about their experience. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students volunteer for the International Coastal Cleanup. They describe the purpose of the Lake Michigan Foundation and a history of the dunes. They reflect on their experiences with writing. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students define who volunteers are the and the types of jobs that they do. They identify various groups who volunteer in their community, and locate them on a city map. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students study the meaning of philanthropy as giving of time. talent, and treasures. They sing This Land Is Your Land while locating five of the places on a map of the United States showing that relief office are everywhere. They decide how they could be volunteers. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 1st
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Students discover proper plant care from a volunteer gardner. They use their senses to make observations about different types of flowers. They create a design for a flower pot of their own. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research a nonprofit organization of their choice. They interview a member of the organization and present to the class their findings. They list the job opportunities found there and volunteer for the organization. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students read pattern books to younger children incorparating echo and choral reading strategies to help the younger children learn to read. They discover that they, too, can be philanthropists by volunteering their time and teaching younger children to read. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students read a letter by Steve Iams to determine why self-discipline and integrity are important attributes for peace corps volunteers. They apply these concepts to their own lives. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify and consider what it means to sacrifice time and effort in helping others. Then they decide areas where their help may be needed, and pursue this area in the local community. Students also search the World Wide Web to obtain ideas and write or type a one-page paper explaining what they did, how they felt and if they would volunteer their time in the future. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 6th
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Students brainstorm a list of things they can do to help people in their community or at school. Using construction paper, they design and create a coupon book to give to others for them to use when they need help. To end the lesson, they pass them to those in their community. Full Review »
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